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Episode 23×20 “Sons and Daughters”
SEASON FINALE
SYNOPSIS: One year after a deadly coffee shop bombing, a new explosion proves the attack wasn’t the work of a lone wolf – a case that forces the team to confront legacy and loyalty, on the 23rd season finale of NCIS.
WRITTEN BY: Christopher J. Waild
DIRECTED BY: Jose Clemente Hernandez
AIR DATE: Tuesday, May 12 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+
PHOTOS: “Sons and Daughters”
Episode 23×19 “Deal with the Devil”
BURIED FAMILY WOUNDS RESURFACE
SYNOPSIS: As a secret immunity deal threatens to let a man walk free, Parker fights to keep the case alive.
But when his estranged sister (guest star Nancy Travis) suddenly appears – and buried family wounds resurface – the battle for justice becomes deeply personal.
Nancy Travis guest stars as Parker’s sister, Navy Vice Admiral Harriet Parker.
WRITTEN BY: Andrew Bartels
DIRECTED BY: Diana Valentine
AIR DATE: Tuesday, May 5 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+
PHOTOS: “Deal With the Devil”
Episode 23×18 “Bad Impressions”
THE TEAM RACES TO HELP ONE OF THEIR OWN
SYNOPSIS: The team races to help one of their own who has been framed for murder and caught in a widening conspiracy that could compromise national security,.
LL COOL J guest stars as Sam Hanna.
WRITTEN BY: Marco Schnabel
DIRECTED BY: James Whitmore, Jr.
AIR DATE: Tuesday, April 28 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+
PHOTOS: “Bad Impressions”
Episode 23×17 “Reboot”
A HIGH-STAKES GAME OF CAT AND MOUSE
SYNOPSIS: With most of NCIS away and the mainframe shut down for a midnight upgrade, Kasie and a skeleton crew are left in a darkened building when someone begins hunting from inside.
What starts as a routine reboot becomes a high-stakes game of cat and mouse through powerless hallways until an unexpected ally, Sam Hanna, steps into the fight.
LL COOL J guest stars as Sam Hanna.
WRITTEN BY: Scott Williams
DIRECTED BY: Lionel Coleman
AIR DATE: Tuesday, April 21 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+
PHOTOS: “Reboot”
Episode 23×16 “S.O.S.”
A NAVY LIEUTENANT RESURFACES A YEAR AFTER HER PLANE VANISHED
SYNOPSIS: A Navy lieutenant resurfaces a year after her plane vanished with a story that doesn’t quite add up.
As the team peels back the mystery of a crash that was anything but accidental, every answer sparks a new twist.
WRITTEN BY: Sydney Mitchel & Amy Rutberg
DIRECTED BY: Rocky Carroll
AIR DATE: Tuesday, April 14 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+
PHOTOS: “S.O.S.”
Episode 23×15 “Knick-Knack”
A MURDER BECOMES A CRYPTIC TREASURE HUNT
SYNOPSIS: A murder aboard a museum ship becomes a cryptic treasure hunt when a dying Navy captain leaves a final clue.
To solve it, the team must decode what was worth killing – and dying – for.
WRITTEN BY: Christopher J. Waild
DIRECTED BY: Kevin Berlandi
AIR DATE: Tuesday, April 7 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+
PHOTOS: “Knick-Knack”
Episode 23×14 “Fleeting”
THE TEAM INVESTIGATES THE DEATH OF A SAILOR DURING NAVY WEEK
SYNOPSIS: Navy Week turns electric when a stolen squad car flips and reveals a sailor stabbed in the trunk.
As D.C. spirals into chaos, the team chases a killer while carrying the weight of recent events.
WRITTEN BY: Andrew Bartels
DIRECTED BY: Marc Roskin
AIR DATE: Tuesday, March 31 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+
PHOTOS: “Fleeting”
Episode 23×13 “All Good Things”
THE FRACTURED TEAM REUNITES
SYNOPSIS: When the son of a Marine that Gibbs once helped comes to NCIS in desperation, the fractured team reunites off the books.
But chasing justice without a badge may cost them more than their careers, on the 500th episode of the CBS Original series NCIS.
WRITTEN BY: Steven D. Binder
DIRECTED BY: José Clemente Hernandez
AIR DATE: Tuesday, March 24 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+
PHOTOS: “All Good Things”
Episode 23×12 “In Too Deep”
THE TEAM IS LED TO A MISSING WOMAN FROM MCGEE’S PAST
SYNOPSIS: A murdered drone pilot leads the team to a missing woman from McGee’s past and a relationship he thought was long behind him. But as the case deepens, McGee realizes her reappearance could unravel more than an investigation, it could change the course of his life.
WRITTEN BY: Marco Schnabel
AIR DATE: Tuesday, March 17 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+
PHOTOS: “In too Deep”
Episode 23×11 “Army of One”
KNIGHT NEGOTIATES TO SAVE A LIFE
SYNOPSIS: When a desperate man barricades himself inside an ammo warehouse, Knight is the only negotiator he’ll talk to, claiming she once saved him before.
As explosives tick and trust frays, Knight clashes with the CID officer running the standoff, each convinced theirs is the only way out.
WRITTEN BY: Amy Rutberg
DIRECTED BY: Tawnia McKiernan
AIR DATE: Tuesday, March 10 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+
PHOTOS: “Army of One”
Episode 23×10 “Her”
KNIGHT IS ORDERED TO HUNT DOWN A FORMER MEMBER OF THE TEAM
SYNOPSIS: On her first NCIS: Elite mission, Knight is given orders to hunt down and arrest Eleanor Bishop after the former member of the NCIS team is designated a wanted cyber-terrorist.
In need of someone to trust, Bishop turns to Torres, and the two come face to face for the first time since she abruptly left nearly five years ago.
AIR DATE: Tuesday, March 3 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+
PHOTOS: “Her”
Episode 23×09 “Heaven and Nature”
THE TEAM PURSUE A STOLEN CHRISTMAS TOY TRUCK
SYNOPSIS: McGee and Torres try to recover a stolen truck filled with toys for the Navy’s annual Christmas drive while the truth about Parker’s mother is finally revealed.
Also, Knight is given her first NCIS: Elite mission, which involves tracking down a former member of the team.
WRITTEN BY: Scott Williams
DIRECTED BY: James Whitmore, Jr.
AIR DATE: Tuesday, Dec. 16 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+
PHOTOS: “Heaven and Nature”
Episode 23×08 “Stolen Moments”
THE TEAM IS AIDED BY AN AI CHATBOT
SYNOPSIS: When a man is shot by the Secret Service outside the vice president’s official residence, NCIS is aided in the case by a new member of the team: an AI chatbot being beta-tested by the Department of Justice.
Series star Brian Dietzen co-wrote the episode.
WRITTEN BY: Jesse Stern & Brian Dietzen
DIRECTED BY: Diana Valentine
AIR DATE: Tuesday, Dec. 9 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+
PHOTOS: “Stolen Moments”
Episode 23×07 “God Only Knows”
A KIDNAPPED TEEN LEADS THE TEAM TO A POTENTIAL MURDERER
SYNOPSIS: A kidnapped teen leads the team to a Navy SEAL who survived captivity by the Taliban but may have committed murder after returning home.
Also, Jimmy finally shares his findings about the mysterious death of Parker’s mother with his boss.
WRITTEN BY: Andrew Bartels
DIRECTED BY: Lee Friedlander
AIR DATE: Tuesday, Dec. 2 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+
PHOTOS: “God Only Knows”
Episode 23×06 “Page Turner”
MCGEE IS KIDNAPPED WHILE PROMOTING HIS LATEST BOOK
SYNOPSIS: When McGee is kidnapped while promoting his latest book in the Deep Six crime series, the team investigates his self-professed “#1 fan” – and a potential link to a murder case involving stolen classified documents.
WRITTEN BY: Sydney Mitchel & Steven D. Binder
DIRECTED BY: Marc Roskin
AIR DATE: Tuesday, Nov. 18 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+
PHOTOS: “Page Turner”
Episode 23×05 “Now and Then”
A PRISON BREAK COMPELS THE TEAM TO REOPEN A SPECIAL CASE
SYNOPSIS: A prison break by an inmate who had just three weeks left on a sentence compels the team to reopen the case of a naval officer’s death that was originally investigated by Gibbs and Franks in the ‘90s, and enlist the help of retired special agent Vera Strickland (Roma Maffia).
Also, the team has different views on what to include in a special Navy time capsule, on the conclusion to the decades-spanning crossover event.
WRITTEN BY: Marco Schnabel
DIRECTED BY: Jose Clemente Hernandez
AIR DATE: Tuesday, Nov. 11 (9:00-10:01 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+
PHOTOS: “Now and Then”
Episode 23×04 “Gone Girls”
THE TEAM INVESTIGATES A MARINE BELIEVED TO BE BEHIND A KIDNAPPING
SYNOPSIS: The team investigates a U.S. marine who is believed to have kidnapped the wife of one of the most powerful men at the Department of Justice.
Series star Rocky Carroll directs the episode.
WRITTEN BY: Amy Rutberg
DIRECTED BY: Rocky Carroll
AIR DATE: Tuesday, Nov. 4 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+
PHOTOS: “Gone Girls”
Episode 23×03 “The Sound and the Fury”
THE TEAM IS FORCED TO WORK WITH SPECIAL AGENT SAWYER
SYNOPSIS: When a petty officer’s death is connected to a blackmail investigation, the team is forced to work with Special Agent Sawyer (Zane Holtz) on the case, which takes a terrifying turn for Torres.
Meanwhile, Knight is offered an opportunity to train with NCIS Elite.
WRITTEN BY: Scott Williams
DIRECTED BY: Tawnia McKiernan
AIR DATE: Tuesday, Oct. 28 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+
PHOTOS: “The Sound and the Fury”
Episode 23×02 “Prodigal Son (Part 2)
PARKER’S PURSUIT OF VENGEANCE COULD HAVE DEADLY CONSEQUENCES
SYNOPSIS: Parker’s pursuit of vengeance for his father’s murder could have deadly consequences, while his sister, Navy vice admiral Harriet Parker (Nancy Travis), faces an impossible choice, on the part two conclusion of the 23rd season premiere.
WRITTEN BY: Christopher J. Waild
DIRECTED BY: James Whitmore, Jr.
AIR DATE: Tuesday, Oct. 21 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+
PHOTOS: “Prodigal Son (Part 2)”
Episode 23×01 “Prodigal Son (Part 1)”
PARKER GOES TO EXTREME LENGTHS
SYNOPSIS: Reeling from his father’s murder, Parker goes to extreme lengths to hunt down the woman he holds responsible, mob boss Carla Marino, jeopardizing not only his own future but the team’s, on part one of the 23rd season premiere of NCIS.
WRITTEN BY: Christopher J. Waild
DIRECTED BY: Diana Valentine
AIR DATE: Tuesday, Oct. 14 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+ (live and on demand for Paramount+ Premium plan subscribers, or on demand for Paramount+ Essential subscribers the day after the episode airs)*. Nancy Travis guest stars as Parker’s sister, Navy Vice Admiral Harriet Parker.
PHOTOS: “Prodigal Son (Part 1)”
